Publisher: Tribute
Books
Pages: 242
Source: Review
copy from publisher in exchange for my honest review
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
From Publisher:
Convinced
she’s a part of the witness protection program, sixteen-year-old Jewel Rose is
shuffled around the globe with her family like a pack of traveling gypsies.
After arriving at lucky home twenty-seven, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy
with magical powers claiming to be her guardian . . . and warning of imminent
danger. Despite the obvious sparks between them, Jewel discovers a relationship
is forbidden, and the more she learns about dark, brooding Roman, she begins to
question who she can even believe — the family who raised her, or the supposed
sworn protector who claims they’ve been lying to her all along.
As
she struggles to uncover who her family has really been running from, she is
forced to hide her birthmark that reveals who she is. With new realities
surfacing, unexplained powers appearing, and two tempting boys vying for her
heart, Jewel battles to learn who she can trust in an ever growing sea of lies,
hoping she’ll make it through her seventeenth birthday alive.
My
Thoughts:
This
was a very interesting book. It
has two hunky guys for Jewel to hook up with. One of them, Chase, is a very popular jock. The other one, Roman, comes across as a
bad boy. Jewel has never been in
one place long enough to have a close friend, let alone a boy friend.
Now
she has a best friend named Taylor and two boys who are trying for her
attention. With her past
experiences with people chasing them, who can she trust when strange things
begin to happen?
There
is a well rounded cast of characters.
Jewel has a definite connection with her younger brother. To say she would do anything for him is
an understatement. Their
relationship reminded me of my son and daughter. She has an aunt that you just want to kill. I felt tension the minute she entered
the story. I just knew she had to
be up to no good. Then we meet the grandmother. Jewel and her brother are thrilled to see her. The author does an excellent job of
making you think you one thing then throwing a twist at you that you could not
possibly see coming. This was
a great read.
About the Author:
Shannon Duffy writes young adult and middle grade fiction. She grew up
on the beautiful east coast of Canada and now lives in Ontario, Canada.
She is the mom of one boy, Gabriel, her angel. She loves writing,
reading, working out, soccer, and the sport of champions-shopping. She
is the author of the young adult paranormal romance novel, SPECTRAL. Her
upcoming middle grade fantasy novel, GABRIEL STONE AND THE DIVINITY OF
VALTA is scheduled for a January 2013 release.
Extra Resources:
Extra Resources:
Spectral web site: http://spectralwitch.blogspot.com/
Spectral
Twitter
hashtag: #Spectral
Spectral GoodReads page: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13319632-spectral
Shannon
Duffy's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001969007586
Shannon
Duffy's Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ShannonDuffyLit
Shannon
Duffy's Website: http://www.shannonduffylit.com/
Shannon
Duffy's Blog: http://1fantasyfairy.blogspot.com/
Shannon
Duffy's GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3873156.Shannon_Duffy
Tribute
Books website: http://www.tribute-books.com
Sandra, thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteYour book was book was very interesting. I loved it and hope to read the second book soon.
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